The Foreign Service Journal, October 2007

T HE M AGAZINE F OR F OREIGN A FFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly with a combined July/August issue by the American Foreign Service Association, a private, non-profit organization. Material appearing herein represents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal, the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. Journal subscription: AFSAMembers - $13 included in annual dues; others - $40. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mail- ing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Foreign Service Journal , 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS). The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply the endorsement of the services or goods offered. FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820. E-MAIL: journal@afsa.org . WEB: www.afsa.org . TELEPHONE: (202) 338-4045. © American Foreign Service Association, 2007. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to AFSA Membership, 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Printed on 50-percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste. J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F Editor S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Senior Editor S USAN B. M AITRA Associate Editor S HAWN D ORMAN Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER Business Manager A NDREW K IDD Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Editorial Intern A NNA W ONG G LEYSTEEN Advertising Intern L OES W IERSTRA Editorial Board T ED W ILKINSON Chairman J OSEPH B RUNS S TEPHEN W. B UCK J ULIE G IANELLONI C ONNOR J IM D E H ART J EFF G IAUQUE J OSH G LAZEROFF G EORGE J ONES L AURIE K ASSMAN Y VETTE N. M ALCIOLN A L P ESSIN F O C U S O N T H E U . S . B O R D E R S 13 / B RIDGES , B ARRIERS OR B OTH ? T HE U.S. B ORDERS By Leslie Bassett 17 / A V IEW FROM THE S OUTH By Manuel Suárez-Mier 23 / C ULTURAL Q UIRKS & T ASTY T REASURES : T HE T WO L AREDOS By Jennifer Ludders 26 / T HE G REAT T IJUANA E XPERIENCE By May G. Baptista 29 / C ONSULATE N OGALES ’ D EADLY D ESERT By Jim Bredeck 33 / E MBRACING C HANGE ON THE U.S.-M EXICO B ORDER By Elizabeth Martin 35 / O NTARIO & THE U.S.: C LOSE T IES , C OMPLEX I SSUES By Aaron Honn and John Nay 38 / A V ANCOUVER V IGNETTE By Lewis Lukens 40 / F OREIGN A SSIGNMENT IN THE U NITED S TATES By Mary Speer and Brad Kirbyson 44 / C ANADIANS : A B ORDER P EOPLE By Charles F. Doran C ONTENTS O c t o b e r 2 0 0 7 Vo l ume 8 4 , No . 1 0 F S F I C T I O N B EST S ERVED C OLD / 49 By Robert Gribbin F E A T U R E S A F OREIGN S ERVICE M URDER / 51 By Len Shurtleff C ONDEMNED TO E NDLESS S TRUGGLE ? / 56 T HE I SRAELI -P ALESTINIAN C ONFLICT By Rafael Reuveny Cover and inside illustration by Josh Dorman C O L U M N S P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 The Cinderella Service By John K. Naland R EFLECTIONS / 84 Slava in Mexico By Stanley A. Zuckerman D E PA R T M E N T S L ETTERS / 6 C YBERNOTES / 9 B OOKS / 77 A D I NDEX / 82 O C T O B E R 2 0 0 7 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3 A F S A NEWS AFSA’ S P ROTEST L EADS TO N EW H EARING / 61 E SSAY C ONTEST I NTRODUCES FS TO S TUDENTS / 61 AFSA M EETS WITH S EC . R ICE / 61 B RIEFS : FS W OMEN ’ S F ORUM / 62 VP S TATE : S UPPORT FOR S EPARATED F AMILIES / 63 VP R ETIREES : T AKING A F RESH L OOK / 64 L EGISLATIVE A FFAIRS U PDATE / 65 VP USAID: P ENNY W ISE , P OUND F OOLISH / 66 AFSA E STABLISHES L EGAL D EFENSE F UND / 69 I SSUE B RIEF : T RAINING D IPLOMATS / 70